"The Inner Purple Line is not just about Smart Growth. It is about economic justice. The new line will make it easier for thousands of poor and working-class people to get to jobs." Peter Shapiro, former Chair, Prince George's County Council

What We Want updated: November 10, 2007 Above all, Purple Line Now seeks mobility choices for citizens of our region. We believe the Inner Purple Line is the most important next addition to the Maryland public transit network. The segment currently being studied is 16-miles long and will connect Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Lytonsville, Silver Spring, Long Branch, Takoma/Langley, College Park/the University of Maryland, M Square, Riverdale Park and New Carrollton, Maryland. In doing so, the Inner Purple Line will form an arc around the northern end of our nation's capital, tying together major Maryland suburban centers in Maryland's two most populous counties. The Purple Line will connect to four branches of the metro rail system (Red twice, Green, and Orange), three MARC rail lines, two AMTRAK lines, dozens of bus routes and two intercity bus stations. In 1999, the State of Maryland selected the Inner Purple Line as the preferred transportation alternative, with the strong endorsement of the Montgomery and Prince George's County Councils. Study continued under the Ehrlich Administration and was reinvigorated under the administration of Governor Martin O'Malley in 2007. The Inner Purple Line will cut the travel time for tens of thousands of current transit riders. It will bring more Maryland residents into close proximity to stops on the regional rail transit system and encourage additional tens of thousands of citizens to switch to transit for trips to work, school and recreational activities. With gas prices rising, the need to increase the use of transit in our economy is becoming ever more important as was observed in a Washington Post editorial In the future, the Purple Line will extend westward to Tyson's Corner, eastward to Largo and Oxen Hill, Maryland, and across the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge to Alexandria, Virginia. Eventually, the rail line could encircle the entire metropolitan Washington DC area.The Coalition is compiling a list of projects we considers to be success stories for light rail. Please click here to learn more about our light rail selections.

Counting down to completion of Purple Line EIS; all the latest news: Latest News; How you can help See: Calendar of Events. We need you to help keep the Purple Line a state and county priority. Write a letter, make a call or send an e-mail in support of the Purple Line today. See: Contact List